Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Fragances

I think most of us have stood next to a foul-smelling person in the trains, buses or other forms of public transport. By foul-smelling, I mean smells like the notorious 酸菜 smell (what I call fermenting vegetables smell), BO or well, just plain torrential perspiration. I especially detest standing next to a person who smells of 酸菜. I can understand that, at the end of a working, one might smell of perspiration or something and I'm ok with that. But that 酸菜 stench has more to do with someone not washing his clothes or not bathing for a reasionable amount of time. And anyway, even with perspiration, I think it is nothing that a good EDT (Eau de toilette) can't mask. But 酸菜? Goodness me...

I am a person who's very particular about smells (as you can tell). I just find that a person who looks good but doesn't smell good will leave a horrible impression, no matter how good he/she looks. And I don't know, but a nice smelling person is just, that bit, easier to cosy up to, isn't he/she? Well, at least for me. Mind you, I am only talking about gals, ok...so guys, I don't give a donkey's arse if you smell like Paris Hilton.

Since I am so particular, I naturally must be armed to the hilt with frangances, right? Wrong! I only have two bottles of fragances in my possession right now and therefore, am looking to add a third one. The two fragances I use are Boss In Motion (Hugo Boss) and Cool by Dashing. What the heck is Dashing?

Sorry lah, it is the cheap $10 fragance you get from NTUC. I just don't see the point in applying Boss everyday to work because why the heck would I need to smell especially nice to the other Office X-Men©? Besides Dashing is functional and is a pretty strong musk...although the scent smells excessively like Lux Soap to me. Is that good or what? I don't know...I just know that I smell like I permanently just stepped out of the showers.

Back to the third fragance that I am eyeing. I really have no definite idea on which one I like. I had sent a friend off at T1 last week and just popped by one of the shops to look at the fragances (By the way, are airport fragances really sold at a cheaper price compared to town prices? If so, I'd make another trip to the airport to buy. Anyway, the airport shops have an added advantage of placing all the different brands on adjacent shelves so I don't move around too much to test them, unlike city shops where I have to go to different counters to look at the different brands).

I tested Hugo Purple and found that I quite liked the scent.

There was also Givenchy's Irresistible.

And then, there's CK's Obsession.

In truth, I still haven't exactly made up my mind on what to buy (although I quite fancy Hugo Purple...partly because of its packaging) and there are so many other brands and fragances that I haven't looked at nor tried. But then again, you can't possibly look at (and smell) everything, could you? I uess I'd just make another trip down to the airport one of these days to look at the fragances again.

Meanwhile, happy shopping to all you shopaholic folks, with the GSS upon us again. I am a bit of a shopaholic as well and I DO believe in the concept of shopping therapy. So I'd understand if any girl goes on one...hah. Anyway, I spotted a nice pair of hiking slip-ons yesterday at WOS priced at $109. And armed with a $100 WOS voucher, I only need to pay $9 for them. Now tell me if that isn't a bargain or what?!